2013 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 2013 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by ninth year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–2 in Big 12 play to finish in a three way for second place. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to Missouri.

2013 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 31–41 vs. Missouri
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 17
Record	10–3 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Gundy (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Yurcich (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Glenn Spencer (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Boone Pickens Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Baylor $		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 6 Oklahoma %		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 17 Oklahoma State		7	–	2					10	–	3
Texas		7	–	2					8	–	5
Kansas State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Texas Tech		4	–	5					8	–	5
TCU		2	–	7					4	–	8
West Virginia		2	–	7					4	–	8
Iowa State		2	–	7					3	–	9
Kansas		1	–	8					3	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Oklahoma State	Alma mater
Mike Gundy	Head coach	8	Oklahoma State (1990)
Glenn Spencer	Defensive coordinator/linebackers	0	Georgia Tech (1987)
Mike Yurcich	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	0	California (PA) (1999)
Joe Bob Clements	Defensive line	0	Kansas State (1993)
Tim Duffie	Safeties	0	Texas Tech (1999)
Kasey Dunn	Co-Wide Receivers	2	Idaho (1992)
Van Malone	Cornerbacks	1	Texas (1993)
Jason Ray	Co-Wide Receivers	0	Missouri (2007)
Jemal Singleton	Running Backs	3	Air Force (1999)
Joe Wickline	Offensive Line	9	Florida (1983)
Reference:[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:30 p.m.	vs. Mississippi State*	No. 13	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Texas Kickoff)	ABC/ESPN2	W 21–3	35,874
September 7	11:00 a.m.	at UTSA*	No. 13	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	FS1	W 56–35	40,977
September 14	6:30 p.m.	Lamar*	No. 12	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FSSW	W 59–3	59,061
September 28	11:00 a.m.	at West Virginia	No. 11	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	L 21–30	57,280
October 5	2:30 p.m.	Kansas State	No. 21	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC	W 33–29	58,841
October 19	11:00 a.m.	TCU	No. 21	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FOX	W 24–10	59,638
October 26	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa State	No. 19	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	W 58–27	56,800
November 2	6:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Texas Tech	No. 18	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FOX	W 52–34	61,836
November 9	3:00 p.m.	Kansas	No. 15	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FS1	W 42–6	58,476
November 16	2:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Texas	No. 12	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FOX	W 38–13	99,739
November 23	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 Baylor	No. 11	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (College GameDay)	ABC	W 49–17	60,218
December 7	11:00 a.m.	No. 18 Oklahoma	No. 6	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	ABC	L 24–33	58,520
January 3, 2014	6:30 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Missouri*	No. 13	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	FOX	L 31–41	72,690
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game summaries

Vs. Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	0	0	0	3
#13 Cowboys	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Cowboys	14	21	7	14	56
Roadrunners	7	0	0	28	35

See also: 2013 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	0	0	3
#12 Cowboys	21	10	21	7	59

See also: 2013 Lamar Cardinals football team

West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Cowboys	7	7	7	0	21
Mountaineers	14	10	0	6	30

See also: 2013 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	7	8	29
#21 Cowboys	7	10	6	10	33

See also: 2013 Kansas State Wildcats football team

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	0	0	3	7	10
#21 Cowboys	7	10	0	7	24

See also: 2013 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Cowboys	21	7	17	13	58
Cyclones	7	13	0	7	27

See also: 2013 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Cowboys	21	7	21	3	52
#15 Red Raiders	3	21	7	3	34

See also: 2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	0	3	3	6
#15 Cowboys	14	14	0	14	42

See also: 2013 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Cowboys	7	21	10	0	38
#24 Longhorns	3	7	3	0	13

See also: 2013 Texas Longhorns football team

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Bears	0	3	0	14	17
#11 Cowboys	7	7	21	14	49

See also: 2013 Baylor Bears football team

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Sooners	7	3	7	16	33
#6 Cowboys	7	3	7	7	24

See also: 2013 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Bedlam Series

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Cowboys	7	0	17	7	31
#9 Tigers	7	10	0	24	41

See also: 2013 Missouri Tigers football team and 2014 Cotton Bowl Classic

Rankings

See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	13	13	12	11	11	21	22	21	19	18	15	12	11	7	6	13	17
Coaches	14	14	11	11	11	20	20	17	13	12	11	10	9	7	6	13	17
Harris	Not released							19	17	15	14	11	9	7	6	13	Not released
BCS	Not released								19	18	14	12	10	7	6	13	Not released

References

1. "Coaches". Oklahoma State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
2. "2013 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 26, 2013.